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CyberLink PowerDirector
Adding/Deleting Particles
Particle objects can consist of one or more particles, or small customizable images.
Select a particle object in the keyframe timeline and then the Add/Delete Particles
option to add or remove individual particles from a particle object.
Click on and then select Insert a Default Image if you want to select one
of the particle images provided with your copy of CyberLink PowerDirector. Select
Insert a Custom Image if you want to import your own custom particle image. You
can add as many custom particles as you like to a particle object.
Select an existing particle and then click to delete it from the particle
object.
Modifying Parameters
Select a particle object in the keyframe timeline and then the Modify Parameters
option to completely customize the properties of the particle object as follows:
Note: you can use keyframes to customize the parameters of particle objects.
See Utilizing Particle Keyframes for more information.
Emit rate: use the slider or enter in a value in the box provided to set the rate
or speed particles emit from the source point.
Max count: use the slider or enter in a value in the box provided to set the
number of particles that emit from the source point.
Life: use the slider or enter in a value in the box provided to set the life, or
how long the particle displays in the effect. The lower the number, the shorter
amount of time each particle displays before fading out. For example, if you
enter 100, the life will equal the entire length of the clip.
Life variation: use the slider or enter in a value in the box provided to set the
amount of variation there is in particle life. For example, if you enter 50, then
half of the particles will die out before they meet the specified life amount.
Size: use the slider or enter in a value in the box provided to set the size of the
particle.
Size variation: use the slider or enter in a value in the box provided to set the
amount of variation there is in particle size. For example, if you enter 50, then